Anecdote of the Yellow River

Chapter 28 The Ancient Pagoda Standing Upside Down Underwater (1)
Gu Meidi booked two standard rooms in the hotel, Grandpa and Professor Ye slept in one, and Gu Meidi and I naturally slept in one.When he returned to the room, Gu Meidi was already fast asleep, snoring softly.There was a desk lamp in the room, and the orange light shone on Gu Meidi's side face, soft and beautiful.

Afraid of waking her up, I tiptoed into the room, bent down, and reached out to turn off the desk lamp.

At this moment, Gu Meidi suddenly heard shouting, "Tuoba Gu, you bitch!"

I shivered suddenly, and before I understood what was going on, I heard a slap, and half of my face was in hot pain, and I was slapped for no reason.I was stunned immediately, my mind was like a crash, I don't know what I did wrong, Gu Meidi would actually hit me.At this moment, I was really taken aback by Gu Meidi's slap. Before I could recover, I heard Gu Meidi curse: "Beast!" my face.

"Oops!" I screamed and fell to the ground next to the bed.

Now I'm really angry, I don't know what I did wrong, why did Gu Meidi hit me?Even if I really did something wrong, everyone can discuss it carefully. Why do I hit people so often?
I got up from the ground angrily, covering my hot cheeks and opening my mouth to curse.I saw Gu Meidi groaned twice, resting one hand under his head, smacking his mouth lightly, he looked like a naive kitten, sleeping soundly.I forcefully swallowed the swear words that came to my mouth. At this moment, I suddenly realized that Gu Meidi was dreaming just now.But...but what was she dreaming about, that she hated me so much?
Aggrieved, I slipped into the bathroom, covered my face with a cold towel, and cursed in my heart: "This little girl is really ruthless, she just used my head as a ball!"

I didn't dare to turn off the lamp anymore, lest I get another slap, I got into the bed quietly and covered my head with the quilt.Probably really tired, I soon fell asleep, snoring loudly.

In a daze, I felt someone pinching my nose.At first I just turned over and didn't care.Later, I found that I couldn't breathe, so I quickly struggled to open my eyes from sleep.The moment I opened my eyes, I saw a grimace appearing in front of my eyes, I was startled suddenly, and stretched out my fist reflexively, "Go to hell!"

"Oh!" Gu Meidi fell on the bed covering his face.

I rubbed my sleepy eyes, only then did I realize that I had gotten into trouble, and I hit Gu Meidi just now.

Gu Meidi was so angry that he yelled, "Tuobagu, I want to kill you!"

Gu Meidi was wearing a white nightgown, her long hair was hanging loose, and the light in the room was dim, so when I was confused, I mistook her for a female ghost, but this can't be completely blamed on me, who told me Did she pinch my nose?
I turned my head and looked out the window. The sky was still gray. I asked Gu Meidi why he pinched my nose. Gu Meidi said: "My aunt, your snoring is like thunder. Can I fall asleep? At first I didn't know it was you snoring, I was covered in the quilt, I thought it was a wild boar snoring on the bed, it scared me a lot!"

"You're a wild boar!" I pointed at my cheek angrily, "Look, look at my face!"

"Yo!" Gu Meidi said in surprise, "Tuoba Gu, why are you covered with five fingerprints all over your face? Did you run out to fight with someone last night? You got slapped for molesting a good woman?"

"Nonsense!" I said angrily, "This is all your masterpiece! You beat me in your sleep and scolded me in your dreams! How did I provoke you, and you hate me so much? Tell me, what are you doing?" What did you dream about?"

"Ah?!" Gu Meidi chuckled, "I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! Last night I dreamed that you grabbed mutton from my bowl and ate slice after slice, slice after slice... ..."

I'm completely speechless, didn't I just eat a few slices of mutton from you, and you call me a beast, how embarrassing I am!

Although I went to bed very late last night, I was woken up by Gu Meidi early in the morning, and my drowsiness disappeared.Gu Meidi soaked two bowls of instant noodles and handed a bowl to me. The two of us sat on the bed facing each other, chatting while eating instant noodles.

Gu Meidi asked me, "Tuoba Gu, tell me the truth, did you go to see Miss Hua last night?"

When asked this question, Gu Meidi ate the instant noodles loudly.

I felt a strong murderous intent, and quickly shook my head in denial, "No! Really not!"

Gu Meidi continued to ask, as if interrogating a prisoner, "Then where did you go with Professor Ye? It's so mysterious, why did you come back in the middle of the night?"

I lowered my voice and said, "To be honest, we went to do a big thing!"

Gu Meidi suddenly became interested, "What's the big deal?"

I hula la finished eating the instant noodles, wiped my mouth casually, and then pulled out a big black bag under the bed.

"What is this?" Gu Meidi asked curiously.

"Just look at it and you'll know!" I unzipped the zipper with a bang, and the cold weapon lay quietly inside the bag.

"My god!" Gu Meidi exclaimed in surprise, "You...you went to rob a bank? Did you kill people and steal money?"

"Hush! Shh!" I hastily made a silent gesture, "Grandma, please keep your voice down! Keep your voice down! These are the expedition equipment we bought!"

Gu Meidi jumped out of bed, touched the guns and ammunition in surprise, "Where did you buy them? This is illegal!"

I told Gu Meidi what happened last night in detail, and told her that all these expedition equipments were bought from an underground businessman nicknamed Erlangshen.I said, "Actually, I thought the same thing as you did. I thought it was a crime. But Professor Ye didn't think so. He said that he bought these weapons and equipment to protect himself. If you don't bring some powerful thermal weapons with you, We may be unable to move an inch and lose our lives at any moment!"

Having said that, I paused, and said in a low voice: "I think Professor Ye seems to have a lot of secrets."

Gu Meidi said: "A lot of secrets? Are you referring to the purchase of weapons? Actually, I don't think there is any problem. Archaeologists go through life and death all year round. There is nothing wrong with Professor Ye buying weapons from these underground businessmen to protect himself!"

I opened my mouth and stopped talking.I didn't continue talking, if I continued, I would have to bring up the matter of Hanyu Toad, I promised Professor Ye that I would keep it a secret for him.Although I had some doubts about Professor Ye, Professor Ye didn't do anything suspicious, so this matter is over.

Gu Meidi said: "Tuoba Gu, why don't you go to sleep for a while, your eyes are as red as a rabbit's!"

"Hey!" I smiled, "Don't talk about me, you don't look in the mirror, your own eyes are red. Could it be that you cried because you missed me so much last night?"

Gu Mei Di gave me a big foot, "Go to hell! Stop dreaming!"

Gu Meidi and I were chatting nonchalantly, and the sky soon dawned.

Grandpa and Professor Ye also got up very early and asked us to go downstairs to have breakfast together.

While having breakfast, I saw that Professor Ye's eyes were also red, and he looked like he hadn't slept well.

I went to the nearby pharmacy and bought a bottle of eye drops. I asked Gu Meidi and Professor Ye to instill a few drops, and then I also instilled a few drops myself, trying to relieve the symptoms of eye redness.It's scary to go out with such red eyes. People who don't know it think we have pink eye disease.

Because our expedition equipment is not ready yet, we can't leave for the Yellow River Cave right away.Erlang God promised us three days, so that's good, we can take this opportunity to rest for a few days.

During these three days, we put aside all our troubles and sorrows, enjoyed ourselves in Yinchuan, a city on the south of the Yangtze River, and tasted various delicacies.We went to many scenic spots and famous buildings, such as Nanguan Mosque and Haibao Pagoda.

Of course, when you come to Yinchuan, you must go to the famous Xixia City.Xixia City, formerly known as "Hengcheng Castle", is located in Lingwu City on the east bank of the Yellow River, near the Yellow River Bridge in Yinchuan, only 8000 meters away from Yinchuan. It has a history of more than 500 years.According to historical records, Kangxi personally conquered Galdan and crossed the river here.Tour the imperial city of Xixia, enjoy the music and dance of Xixia, taste the feast of Xixia, and watch the sunset on the Yellow River.Outside the city wall is still a landscape of modern civilization. Pass through the city gate and enter the Xixia Imperial City thousands of years ago. The thick city wall completely isolates the hustle and bustle of the world, and the tall turrets make people feel inexplicable awe.Especially when the setting sun falls on the thick brick-and-earth city wall, as long as you close your eyes a little, it is as if time and space are reversed, dreaming back to the Xixia Dynasty thousands of years ago.

In addition to the beautiful scenery, the delicious food in Yinchuan is also spread all over the streets and alleys. Gu Mei Di dragged me all day long, running around like a gluttonous child, and almost caught all the local delicacies, such as hand-caught lamb, crispy chicken, steamed Lamb meat, fish in milk soup pot, elbow with handle, sliced ​​meat with bald head, etc., made our mouths full of oil and left us with endless aftertaste.

Among them, what I can't forget the most is the local steamed lamb.The lamb meat in Ningxia is tender and delicious without any smell of mutton.Lamb meat is selected from the breast fork and upper spine, chopped into rectangular strips, washed with cool water, placed in a bowl, and placed with ginger, green onions, and garlic.Add a few raw peppercorns and steam in a basket for about half an hour.Finally put it on a soup plate and serve it with vinegar, garlic juice, salt and other seasonings.Although the method is simple, it is full of fragrance and delicious. When paired with cold beer, my face is full of oil, and I almost swallowed the plate.

On the evening of the third day, according to the agreement, Erlang Shen sent a subordinate to deliver the sonar detector we needed to the hotel room.Professor Ye paid the final payment, and the subordinate happily left with a pocket full of cash.Professor Ye told us to have a good rest tonight, recharge our energy, and leave the boat tomorrow morning.

The next morning, we got up early.I stretched comfortably and felt refreshed.However, what surprised me was that when I was washing, I found that my eyes were still red, but I went to bed very early last night.

Just when I was wondering, Gu Meidi walked into the bathroom. She looked at me and said in amazement: "Tuobagu, why are your eyes so red? You didn't sleep last night? Ah! Are you next to me?" Looked at me lewdly all night?"

Depressed, I washed my face with cold water, "Miss, I'm not as evil as you think! Don't talk about me, come over and look in the mirror, your own eyes are also red!"

Gu Meidi went to the mirror and took a picture, "It's strange, why are my eyes also red? Tuoba Gu, we must have pink eye disease, right?"

I said, "I thought about it too, but apart from the redness, the eyes didn't feel itchy or hurt. There were no symptoms at all!"

(End of this chapter)